Vodafone, Google deepen AI ties across Europe, Africa
Britain's Vodafone said on Tuesday it has deepened its strategic partnership with Alphabet's Google in a ten-year, billion dollar plus deal that will bring the U.S. tech giant's new generative AI-powered devices to customers across Europe and Africa.
Vodafone Google AI partnership 2025 marks a $1B+ deal expanding AI-powered Pixel devices and Google Cloud AI services across Europe and Africa. Vodafone aims to boost 5G integration and Android ecosystem growth while offering Google One AI Premium plans by 2025.
Vodafone said it would expand access to Google's artificial intelligence-powered Pixel devices with its 5G network in Europe and would continue promoting the Android ecosystem.
Vodafone will also use Google Cloud's enterprise-ready AI platform as part of the expanded partnership.
Google is in an AI race with companies such as OpenAI, which is backed by the likes of Microsoft and NVIDIA.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
